Hat-pin.



J. SHEAR D.

HAT PIN.

APPUCATION FILED J AN- 6. 1914.

1,147,049. Patented July 20, 1915.

witmaooeo all JANE SHEARD, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

HAT-PIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 20, 1915.

Application fi1ed January 6, 1914. Serial No. 810,542.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAN SHEARD, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hat- Pins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hat pins; and it has for its primary object the provision of a device of this character wherein the head of the pin is provided with a receiving portion in which may be extended the point of a companion or opposed pin of identical construction, and in fact, I contemplate the provision of a device whereby the points of companion pins may be eifectually concealed or housed while in use upon the head, and further, the provision of a non-elastic or non-fiexible-portion on the head of one pin receiving the point of an opposed pin in a manner that upon a slight flexing of the shanks of both pins there will be produced a resultant increase of friction upon the points of both pins and the heads thereof.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of identical pins wherein the heads thereof are formed so that when the shanks of the pins are extended through the crown of the hat and through the hair, the shanks of the pins may be flexed slightly and the point of one pin quickly inserted in the head of the opposite pin.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a hat, showing the application of the invention thereto; Fig. 2 is a section on an enlarged scale, through portions of opposed pins; Fig. 3 is a view illustrating the manner whereby on flexing the shank of one pin the point of the other pin may be freely adjusted to a position for insertion in the head; and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cap.

As stated heretofore, I contemplate providing a hat fastener consisting of identical pins, the heads of which being formed so that the point of one pin may be readily and effectually connected with the point of the companion or opposed pin and in a man ner that will completely house and protect the point. It is therefore essential that in the construction of the device that there be provided identical pinsA and B each having a slightly resilient shank l normally straight. At one end the shank is provided with a point 2, while at the opposite end the shank is grooved at 3 and extended into a socket 4 which extends from the crown 5 of a cap 6. The walls of the socket 4 are upstruck, as at 7, into thegroove'i, so as to furnish a form of connection which will positively prevent the cap from accidentally separating from the shank. The crown 5 of the cap is provided with a pin receiving opening 8 disposed in line with an opening 9 formed in an ornamental head 10. The cap may be cemented or otherwise suitably secured to the head and in practice it is pre ferred that the inner end of the head is rec tangular and that the embracing walls of the cap jointly define a corresponding rectangular form so as to receive said rectangular portion of the head and cause the opening 8 of the cap to be accurately alined with the passage 9 of the head during the operation of initially assembling the parts.

The crown of the cap is provided with an integral entrance mouth 11, which is disposed at an obtuse angle to the crown of the cap, so that the side 12 of the mouth is approximately fiush with the crown of the cap for a purpose to be hereinafter referred to. In other words, the construction of the mouth is such that it is provided with a lateral passageway, while the walls 13 of the mouth are extended at such angle that the point of the opposed or companion pin may be freely guided in the direction of the passage 8.

Through the arrangement described it will be evident that one pin may be inserted through the hat from one side thereof, while the other pin may be inserted through the other side and that only such regard need be given to their initial relative positions to approximately position the point of one pin near the receiving mouth of the companion pin. Owing to the flexibility of the pins the head end of one pin may be adjusted manually to the position shown in Fig. 3 and the point of the other pin can be then flexed and extended into the lateral opening of the mouth of the companion pin. Slight pressure of the hand may bevapplied to the head ends of both pins to cause a final frictional seating of the points in the passages 9. The fact that the pins become slightly bowed when finally adjusting the points in the passages 9 causes the springiness of the pins to induce considerable friction between the points and the walls of the said passages 9, and owing thereto, the points are effectually held against relative movement longitudinally. When it is desired to remove the hat from the head, the head ends of the pins may be pulled away from each other to free the points from the heads and the pins can then be freely withdrawn.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more eXtende'd explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as claimed.

A device of the character described, comprising a; head having a fixed pin located at one sideof the center of the head and a spoon-shaped guide mouth having an openingn'ear one side located at the opposite side of the center of the head to receive the point of an opposed pin, the guide mouth being disposed at an obtuse angle to the head so that one side of the mouth is approximately flush with the head thereby providing a lat eral passageway, and the opposite Wall forming a guide member, the head being provided also with a pin receiving concavity in alineinent with the opening near the side of the guide mouth, as and'for the purpose described, I I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in-presence of two witnesses, c

, p J ANE SHEARD. Witn sses;

Earner WHITE, l

WALTER S'rANsrniLD.

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